Coordination of movements refers the performance of purposeful movements carried out smoothly by different groups of muscles. For this to occur, the motor, sensory and cerebellar systems need to be intact. Loss of coordination is called ataxia which is of two types: sensory and cerebellar. There are several tests which…

As an Amazon Associate Conductscience Inc earns revenue from qualifying purchases Sensations are of two types: primary and cortical. Primary sensations are touch, pain, temperature, position, passive movements and vibrations. Cortical sensations are localization, two-point discrimination, stereognosis, and graphesthesia. Sensations are carried by two afferent pathways: the spinothalamic tracts and…

As an Amazon Associate Conductscience Inc earns revenue from qualifying purchases An integral component of every doctor’s routine physical assessment is an inspection of the eye, a procedure called fundoscopic examination. Fundoscopy is a painless technique that allows the observer to gather a visualization of the patient’s retina. These observations…